Harness-saddle.



I PATENTED JULY- 21, 1903. J.B.TENEB.' HARNESS SADDLE APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1902.

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PATENT Patented July 21, 1903.

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1 JAMES B. TENER, OF SABINA, OHIO.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 734,478, dated July 21, 1903.

Application filed September 30, 1902. Serial No. 125,420. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES B. TENER, a citi-' zen of the United States, residing at Sabina, in the county of Clinton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Saddles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to double harnesssaddles, andis particularly designed to provide a neat, inexpensive, and satisfactory artide of the class referred to which includes a novel support and guide for the traces.

Thesaddle in general construction follows that disclosed in United States Letters Patent granted to me August 15, 1899, No. 631,136. r I

The invention includes a saddle proper having end extensions to provide skirts which are slitted longitudinally to form two side straps and a central strap. The central strap is of somewhat greater length than the two side straps, and the ends of said straps are sewed together, thus'formin g a loop to receive the trace. 7

What I now consider to be the preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which the figure is a perspective view of a double harnesssaddle.

The reference numeral 1 designates the saddle proper, having depending end extensions or skirts 2, each of which is provided with a pair of parallel longitudinal slits 3, which form substantially parallel strips 4., 5, and 6. The ends of the strips 4. and 6 are cut off above the end of the strip 5, so that the latter is of the greatest length. The ends of the strips 4, 5, and 6 are then sewed to one another with the upper end of a short strap 7, which is designed to be connected to the girth strap. As the strip 5 is of greater length than thestrips 4. and 6, when the ends of said strips are sewed together the strip 5 is caused to buckle or provide a loop 9, and this loop provides a guide for the harnesstrace.

As disclosed in my former patent hereinbefore referred to, the saddle I is provided with the usual metal trimmings,including the checkrein-hook and terrets.

From the foregoing description it will be appreciated that I have provided an exceedingly neatand inexpensive saddle construction, whichincludes supports and guides for the traces.

The's'trips 4. and 6 preferably taper to the point where the same are sewed to each other and to the central stripe and the strap 7, so that at the point of intersection of said strips and the strap 7 the width of the connection is substantially the same as the width of the central strap, thus providing an exceedingly neat arrangement;

'From the foregoingdescription, taken in connection with the'acoompanyiug drawing, the objects and arrangement of my improved double saddle will be understood, and it will be appreciated that the parts may be modified to a large extent without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim' 1. A double harness-saddle having a longitudinally-slitted skirt to provide a plurality of strips, said strips being united atboth ends, and one of the strips being formed to I provide a loop to receive and guide the tracecured together at their ends, whereby said 1 central strip is buckled outward to provide a loop, substantially as described.

3. A double harness-saddle, comprising a saddle proper having integral end extensions slitted longitudinally to provide three strips, the two outer strips tapering toward each other and being secured together at their ends in the same transverse plane, the central strip being of greater length than the said side strips, and being looped in front of the latter and secured to the ends thereof, and a strap secured at its upper end between the ends of said side strips and the end of said central strip, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I'aftix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES B.1TENER. Witnesses:

JOHN B. TENER, JOHN V. SEILER.

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